Possibly in 2022, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’s Nook’s Cranny will get an improvement. There have been a few minor upgrades since Nintendo said that there will be no more significant updates for the game after the large Animal Crossing 2.0 release, which indicates that the massively popular game would likely continue to receive smaller updates. To far, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold over 32 million copies worldwide since its release in 2020. Nook’s Cranny can be upgraded three times in previous Animal Crossing games, but in New Horizons the store can only undergo one update.
Finally, a multistory storefront is typically the consequence of this final renovation. Animal Crossing: New Horizons features upgrades for several public buildings in the game’s setting, like the Resident Services facility and the island’s Museum. Nook’s Cranny and the Museum can be set up in any region that can fit a defined building border provided by the game. MayorMori, an Animal Crossing YouTuber, has made a video speculating that Nook’s Cranny may get a new improvement in 2022.
There is a strong case to be made for this idea based on the size of the building’s outline when it is first placed in the game, rather than its initial form at the time of placement. This means that a fully-upgraded Nook’s Cranny has room to expand, even if it is placed in the exact spot it was intended for. The game’s code has also been mined by dataminers, who have previously correctly predicted several future Animal Crossing updates. Players have long speculated that the steps in the righthand corner of Nook’s Cranny are a signpost to a second storey, however, this is the weakest component of the argument. The plot size of the store and the data mined information are the most reliable aspects of this idea.
Except for Nook’s Cranny, every building in the game has followed the pattern of finally matching its broad plot concept, and the credibility established by the accuracy of previous datamines cannot be underestimated. However, some gamers may be sceptical about this upgrade because of Nintendo’s promise that big upgrades will no longer be released.
New Nook’s Cranny upgrade would be deemed less than major by most because there have already been several upgrades that brought only minor quantities of material to New Horizons. While it’s easy for Animal Crossing: Fresh Horizons gamers eager for new content to buy into theories like this, there are numerous pieces of potential evidence to support the claim in this situation.
If the theory is correct, gamers still have no way of knowing when the new feature will be published for the game and may have to wait a long time for it to be implemented. As long as Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to receive minor updates following the 2.0 update, users can be optimistic about the game’s future.